A national university is usually created by the government, which may operate without state control. Some of these institutes may be associated with national or political aspirations

·         University of Science and Technology

·         Hefei University of Technology

·         Huaqiao University

·         Xiamen University

·         Lanzhou University

·         South China University of Technology

·         Sun Yat-sen University

·         Jinan University

·         Guizhou University

·         North China Electric Power University

·         North China Coal Medical University

·         Harbin Engineering University

·         Harbin Institute of Technology

·         Northeast Agricultural University

·         Northeast Forestry University

·         South Central University for Nationalities

·         Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

·         Central China Normal University

·         Central China Agriculture University

·         China University of Geoscience

·         Wuhan University of Technology

·         Wuhan University

·         Huazhong University of Science and Technology

·         Central South University

·         Hunan University

·         Yuelu Academy

·         National University of Defense Technology

·         Nanjing University

·         Southeast University

·         Hohai University

·         Nanjing University of Science and Technology

·         Nanjing Agricultural University

·         China Pharmaceutical University

·         China University of Mining and Technology

·         Jiangnan University

·         Dalian University of Technology

·         Xi’an Jiaotong University

·         Northwest A&F University

·         Xidian University

·         Shaanxi Normal University

·         Chang’an University

·         Shandong University

·         Ocean University of China

·         China University of Petroleum

·         Sichuan University

·         Southwest Jiaotong University

·         University of ElectronicScience and Technology

·         Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

·         Southwest University for Nationalities